Abstract:Although some previous reports have suggested optic nerve involvement in chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP), the clinical course of optic neuropathy has not been well reported. We report a Japanese individual who developed "chronic" optic neuropathy with CIDP. She presented with subacute visual loss of the left eye, and her visual function did not improve until she was treated with two courses of intravenous steroid therapy and seven sessions of immunoadsorption (IA). Although these immun… Show more
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